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2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
by Albert Brooks
One thing about writing dystopian/futuristic novels is how to make it believable. This book has certainly done this, and for that I applaud the author.
It could be because I'm in the "younger" generation, but there were a lot of things about this book that really resonated with me. The struggles for job security, the overwhelming debt, the frustration with the health care system... I've felt all this. I can easily see events like this taking place in the future. I especially found the solution very credible.
The main problem I have is what many others have noticed: there are too many characters. I don't mind the unhappy endings for them especially, but it was difficult to follow the flow of the story when it jumped between so many different people. Some were given much more development than others, and I feel more could've been done if the focus rested on fewer characters.
But in the end this book works as an excellent cautionary tale and a very believable future for America. All we can do is wait to see just how things really turn out for us.
It could be because I'm in the "younger" generation, but there were a lot of things about this book that really resonated with me. The struggles for job security, the overwhelming debt, the frustration with the health care system... I've felt all this. I can easily see events like this taking place in the future. I especially found the solution very credible.
The main problem I have is what many others have noticed: there are too many characters. I don't mind the unhappy endings for them especially, but it was difficult to follow the flow of the story when it jumped between so many different people. Some were given much more development than others, and I feel more could've been done if the focus rested on fewer characters.
But in the end this book works as an excellent cautionary tale and a very believable future for America. All we can do is wait to see just how things really turn out for us.